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"The Airman's Escape" is George W. Puryear's autobiographical account of his capture and escape from a German POW camp during World War I. His account appeared in the April 1919 (p. 452-462) and May 1919 (p. 615-628) issues of Atlantic Monthly...

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not to be kept up; and that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
That the people have a right to assemble together, to consult for...

Forty or more men and women are gathered in a wooded area for a rifle shoot. Two young girls, who appear to be between 8 and 12, are also in attendance. The older girl is holding a camera. The ground is covered in leaves, and the trees are bare of...

John Conaster, Woody York, an unidentified boy, and an unidentified man pose in the woods with the prize, a turkey that was evidently shot by Mr. Conaster at this rifle shoot. Mr. Conaster is holding his rifle, and the child is standing behind the...

Twelve men are in the photograph, seven of them contestants. Six long rifles are visible. The last man on the right is holding the target, which is attached to a wooden board. The target itself is a small piece of paper or cardboard (perhaps 6...

Four-page letter written on Fort Campbell stationery by Christopher Ammons from basic training to his family. He details gathering together some items and visiting a museum, but the majority of the letter describes and lauds PVT Smith (Smitty)....

Large Butterfly quilt hanging from a clothesline. The quilt has alternating blocks of light and dark green set on point, so they appear as diamonds. A butterfly with brown-and-tan-checked wings is appliqued within each light green square.

Two $100 CSA notes from Richmond, Va. and one $5 State of Ga. note from The City Bank of Augusta, GA. The $100 bills are authorized by the Confederate States of America and promise to pay the bearer "six months after the ratification of a treaty of...

L.V.F.: "I have drawn a long breath for the first time in 3 weeks - a long deep sigh of satisfaction and relief, - the Yankees are gone! A few straggling thieves may remain but the army is now gone as far as we are concerned. Thank God! Thank...